Grandpa Lake’s Weblog

Why does the government (any government) collect taxes? The answer should be obvious. Government cannot create money. To get money, government must take it from someone who creates it.  You cry, “Foul! The government creates money all the time.”  No, the government prints money.

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This is a story to make one think… I got it in an email, but think it’s worth sharing with as wide an audience as possible.

Sandra felt as low as the heels of her shoes when she pulled open the florist shop door, against a November gust of wind. Her life had been as sweet as a spring breeze and then, in the fourth month of her second pregnancy, a “minor” automobile accident stole her joy. This was Thanksgiving week and the time she should have delivered their infant son. She grieved over their loss. Troubles had multiplied.

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